Pontoons developed by Fairchild Aviation Corp. consisting of pair of floats of 4400-lb. displacement each; interchangeable for landing gear; special metal keel substituted for external ash keel; 12 water-tight compartments; methods used to prevent corrosion in metal covering and deterioration of internal structure; Alclad metal used as well as Bitumastic, a new paint. (See also Airway Age vol. 9, no. 11, Nov. 1928 p. 74, 1 fig)


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    Title :

    Fairchild metal pontoons


    Additional title:

    Aviation


    Published in:

    Aviation ; 25 , n 7


    Publication date :

    1928


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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